Could Have Been Worse

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4 years ago

Frank always looked on the bright side. He would constantlyirritate his friends with his eternal optimism. No matter howhorrible the circumstance, he would always reply, "It couldhave been worse." To cure him of his annoying habit, hisfriends decided to invent a situation so completely bad, soterrible, that even Frank could find no hope in it.

On the golf course one day, one of them said, "Frank, didyou hear about Tom? He came home last night, found his wifein bed with another man, shot them both and then turned thegun on himself!"

"That`s awful," said Frank, "But it could have been worse."

"How in the hell," asked his bewildered friend, "Could ithave been worse?"